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Two killed in Darchula landslide

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DARCHULA: Two women were killed and another two injured in a landslide in Darchula on Sunday. Manmati Bam, 46, and Dhanadevi Bam, 45, of Chhapari-8 were killed in a landslide at Sribagad while Madhabi Bam and Saraswati Bam of the same village were injured in the incident. [break]



Saraswati has been taken to Pithauragadh in India for further treatment. Lokendra Bahadur Bam, a local, said incessant rain over the past several days has also eroded arable land. “All the 35 families in the village are at the risk of displacement, said Hikmat Bahadur Bam, another local. The government had declared Darchula a crisis-hit district after the recent Mahakali flood. Around five dozen houses were swept away in Khalanga, the district headquarters of Darchula two weeks ago.



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